In honor of the great Martin Luther King, our new president called on all of us to devote some time to a service in our community. I walked shelter dogs in Brooklyn for Obama! Check out Greg…he’s a terrier mix at BARC shelter on N. 1st and Wythe in Williamsburg Brooklyn. He is one of the many dogs who need homes. Can you adopt Greg? Maybe you can sponsor a needy dog or cat? Perhaps you have an hour or two on the weekends to walk a dog or sit with the cats in the cat room? There are so many things you can do…check out the other doggies, kitties and rabbits that need homes too!

Hey friends,
I’ve been nominated in the Deli Magazine’s poll for Artist of the Year. You can go here to vote…http://thedelimagazine.com/snacks.php
The prizes are super fantastic and include gift certificates for Main Drag music…and after my amp got stolen, that sure would come in handy!

Hey fancy people! 2009 is finally here. Shoot, it feels like 2008 was shot out of a cannon and lasted a minute! Alas, we are forced to reflect on the years passed and resolve to do things we may or may not do. So here goes!

I have a bunch of New Year’s Resolutions. I figure that having a bunch makes at least one or two more likely to happen. Here they are, in no particular order: Continue reading »

I just wanted to let you that I’ve been nominated for 2 Independent Music Awards! My song “Colors” was nominated in the Pop/Rock category and my new EP “live from the Penthouse” was nominated in the Live Album category. I hope you’ll all go vote for me…I promise you’ll be in good company since the judges include Peter Gabriel, Suzanne Vega, Roger Daltrey, George Jones, Buddy Guy, James “Blood” Ulmer, Paquito D’Rivera, Keith Urban, Lee Ritenour, DJ Skribble, Clint Black, Kurtis Blow, Zakk Wylde, Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis, MTV Music Supervisor, Carrie Hughes, JVC Jazz Festival talent buyer Jason Olaine, mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, and many others.